with the clearance application. this is on the heels of several countries claims they used business deals to manipulate him and family business got $500 million in loans after they met with kushner at the white house. >> cnn has learned the president was fuming after jeff sessions pushed back against him. a rare gesture of defiance after the president called sessions disgracef disgraceful. press secretary sarah sanders. >> does the president want to get rid of the attorney general? >> not that i know of. >> after a week of this drama, the white house chief of staff john kelly vented at a homeland security event. >> i miss every one of you every day. [ laughter ]